Ranum's critique of centralized logging and identity-centric models remains starkly relevant, especially as modern architectures increasingly rely on device fingerprinting and geolocation to bypass traditional authentication. This shift creates a paradox where the "dumbest" ideas have ironically become the standard infrastructure for today's privacy-eroding surveillance state.
this post was submitted on 13 Jun 2026
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I disagree with everything besides #1. I think this may actually be too dated to be helpful.